but, instead of that, go to the lost sheep of Israel's race.

To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it.

And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I solemnly tell you that he will not lose his reward."

"I have only been sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," He replied.

For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it.

Just so it is not the will of your Father in Heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wine would burst the skins, and both wine and skins would be lost. New wine needs fresh skins!"

For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.

and whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, I solemnly tell you that he will certainly not lose his reward.

For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.

Why, what benefit is it to a man to have gained the whole world, but to have lost or forfeited his own self.

"Which of you men, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in their pasture and go in search of the lost one till he finds it?

Then coming home he calls his friends and neighbours together, and says, 'Congratulate me, for I have found my sheep--the one I had lost.'

And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, and says, "'Congratulate me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'

for my son here was dead and has come to life again: he was lost and has been found.' "And they began to be merry.

We are bound to make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life, he was lost and has been found.'"

Any man who makes it his object to keep his own life safe, will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

He also taught them by a parable that they must always pray and never lose heart.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

When all were fully satisfied, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the broken portions that remain over, so that nothing be lost."

And this is the will of Him who sent me, that of all that He has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it to life on the last day.

The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know to which of them He was referring.

Then, after Judas had received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. "Lose no time about it," said Jesus to him.

While I was with them, I kept them true to Thy name--the name Thou hast given me to bear--and I kept watch over them, and not one of them is lost but only he who is doomed to destruction--that the Scripture may be fulfilled.

He made this request in order that the words He had spoken might be fulfilled, "As for those whom Thou hast given me, I have not lost one."

When the Commander of the Temple Guards and the High Priests heard this statement, they were utterly at a loss with regard to it, wondering what would happen next.

"When, therefore, a number of them came here, the next day I took my seat on the tribunal, without any loss of time, and ordered the man to be brought in.

I was at a loss how to investigate such questions, and asked Paul whether he would care to go to Jerusalem and there stand his trial on these matters.

"Sirs," he said, "I perceive that before long the voyage will be attended with danger and heavy loss, not only to the cargo and the ship but to our own lives also."

When for a long time they had taken but little food, Paul, standing up among them, said, "Sirs, you ought to have listened to me and not have sailed from Crete. You would then have escaped this suffering and loss.

If any one's work is burnt up, he will suffer the loss of it; yet he will himself be rescued, but only, as it were, by passing through the fire.

Therefore I entreat you not to lose heart in the midst of my sufferings on your behalf, for they bring you honour.

Yet all that was gain to me--for Christ's sake I have reckoned it loss.

Nay, I even reckon all things as pure loss because of the priceless privilege of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. And for His sake I have suffered the loss of everything, and reckon it all as mere refuse, in order that I may win Christ and be found in union with Him,

For this reason I also, when I could no longer endure the uncertainty, sent to know the condition of your faith, lest perchance the Tempter might have tempted you and our labour have been lost.

After I have sent Artemas or Tychicus to you, lose no time in joining me at Nicopolis; for I have decided to pass the winter there.

For you were straying like lost sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Protector of your souls.

Keep guard over yourselves, so that you may not lose the results of your good deeds, but may receive back a full reward.